Stand up for Rural Communities Dec. 4 at MPCA Public Meeting in Mabel

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On Tuesday, Dec. 4, beginning at 6:30 p.m., the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is holding a public meeting on the proposed Catalpa, LLC factory hog farm. The meeting will be at the Mabel Community Center (201 South Main Street, Mabel, Minn.). MPCA Commissioner John Linc Stine will be there to hear comments.

Catalpa LLC is proposing a massive 4,980-sow swine farrowing facility in Fillmore County's Newburg Township. This factory farm would generate 7.3 million gallons of liquid manure a year. It would also use 8.8 million gallons of the area’s groundwater annually, for a total water consumption of 220 million gallons over 25 years. It is proposed in Minnesota’s karst area, which is composed of porous limestone that creates sinkholes and disappearing springs. This geology can allow surface pollution to enter the groundwater in a matter of hours.

Take Action! Join us at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Mabel Community Center (201 South Main Street in Mabel) for the MPCA public meeting on the environmental review of the proposed Catalpa LLC factory hog farm. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m., but we are asking people to arrive early to get an “EIS YES” sticker, sign up to speak or ask questions and sign our petition. If you plan to attend, please contact the Land Stewardship Project's Bobby King at 612-722-6377 or via e-mail.